According to an E! News source, the Oscar nominee has agreed to star in the second installment of this trilogy as Plutarch Heavensbee, the Gamesmaker who takes over for Seneca Crane following events in the original.

Multiple sources confirm that Oscar winner and 2012 Tony Award nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman has been offered the character of Plutarch Heavensbee, the Gamemaker at the Capitol who takes over for Seneca Crane and who is far savvier than his predecessor.